The Supreme Court questioned Monday whether Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district went too far and amounts to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

The case could impact states’ leeway to legally consider race in redrawing congressional maps upon designs being struck down under the Voting Rights Act (VRA).

It also marks the latest chapter in the long-running, messy saga over Louisiana’s congressional map that began after the 2020 census.

“Louisiana would rather not be here,” Louisiana Solicitor General Benjamin Aguiñaga told the justices.

Originally, the state’s Republican-led Legislature overrode Louisiana's Democratic governor to pass a map with only one majority-Black district. Courts struck down the design for not including a second majority-Black district after voters sued under the VRA for not being able to elect a candidate of their choice.

At issue now is Louisiana’s newest design that boasts an additional, second majority-Black district, which the Legislature approved to comply with those rulings.

A group of non-Black voters sued, arguing the

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